'McDonald's slapped me with a £107 charge when I took my daughter for a birthday meal - it's disgusting'

A dad of a young girl says he is 'disgusted' by the way they were treated on a recent trip to McDonald's. The pair had nipped in for a bite to eat together, but left with a bigger charge than dad Nick had ever dreamed of.

Nick Forrester took his young daughter Saidie and her friends for a birthday meal in a nearby McDonald's after they had enjoyed some time in a local play area. Nick, who is from Abbey Hulton, says they went to the Festival Park branch of McDonald's in Stoke.

But after spending too long inside, he's now been slapped with a £107 parking fine. Nick now says he is boycotting McDonald's, Stoke Live reports.

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He said: "We pulled onto the Maccies car park after being at Just Kidding and got out of the car. We went into Maccies and it took ages to choose. We managed to get out, got into the car, drove off, and we thought nothing of it.

"A few days later, my mum rang me and said she had got a letter saying we had overstayed. Straight away I phoned Maccies and asked if we could speak to the manager.

"After a conversation, we found out that we had to appeal through Parkingeye. But what a load of rubbish - it is ridiculous.

"Sadie lost her mother to cancer in 2019 and now she can't go out for a meal with her friends. They can check the CCTV and they will see that we were in the restaurant. I know McDonald's can overturn it but they won't.

"We were eating in the establishment. It is a relaxed environment and 90 minutes is not long enough. They are driving people out of the city with this. They have got no compassion. It is disgusting how they have treated their customers."

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